Mark Smyth helped Ireland to European Championship 4x100m relay qualifying standard in Tullamore today.
The Irish team of Israel Olatunde (UCD), Smyth, Colin Doyle (Leevale) and Joseph Ojeyumi (Tallaght) crossed the line ahead of Australia in 39.27 seconds.
This time is inside the European Championship qualifying standard. The current Irish national record stands at 39.26 seconds set in September 2000 at Sydney Olympics.
We now await confirmation of the Irish team selection for the 2022 European championships in Munich.
At the AI Games, Rebecca O’Rourke posted 1624pts in the U14 girls Pentathlon. Finn Beamish was just 25 points off bronze in the boys U16 Pentathlon with 2026 points.
In the senior 1500m Lucy Barrett posted 4:46.93 for eighth place. Oisin McCorry clocked 52.27 seconds in their 400m heat.
At the BMC meet in Stretford on Saturday night, Kieran Kelly took a break from selling books to finish third in the 1500m B race in a season’s best 3:46.55. Juan Ignacio Pena posted a personal best of 3:47.26 to take seventh place.
Niamh Kearney posted 16:34.74 in her debut over 5,000m on the track.
On the roads, Gareth Hogan posted 38:20 at the Duleek 10k.
